What the back pages say: Mancini has 'three games to save his job' as Fergie eyes Walcott raid

DAILY MAIL

Arsenal's big guns were dumped out of the Capital One Cup 3-2 on penalties last night as League Two Bradford City heaped more pressure on Arsene Wenger - read more

Also: Liverpool have made a grovelling apology to Fulham over the tapping-up of Clint Dempsey in the summer - read more

THE SUN

Arsene Wenger was clinging on to his job last night after the most humiliating defeat of his 16-year reign.

Also: Mark Clattenburg is at the centre of a new storm after Gareth Barry was charged with abusing an official.

THE INDEPENDENT

The Professional Footballers' Association has apologised to a black player who was sacked by his club because he complained that they had racially discriminated against him, the Independent can reveal today.

Also: Relief. One year and nine days into the tenure of a Premier League manager and the emotion was huge. Martin O'Neill needed a victory.

DAILY MIRROR

Arsenal's season hit a new low last night after a humiliating penalty shoot-out exit.

Also: Sir Alex Ferguson is chewing over another sensational raid on Arsenal - for Theo Walcott.

DAILY STAR

Roberto Mancini has three games to save his job.

Also: Theo Walcott is the target of an £8m January bid from Manchester United.

THE GUARDIAN

He claims he is not merely the right man for the job but the only one, and now Martin O'Neill has a chance to prove it.

Also: Players and coaches in England will be given 'cultural awareness lessons' next year to try to rid football of the racist incidents that have blighted the professional game over the past 14 months.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Manchester United are preparing to join Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in the race to sign Theo Walcott, whose Arsenal contract expires next summer.

Also: Brendan Rodgers, the Liverpool manager, is confident of sealing the January signings of Daniel Sturridge and Tom Ince in an £18million overhaul of his attacking options.

DAILY EXPRESS

Sunderland hauled themselves out of the bottom three last night - proving that just maybe Martin O'Neill is the best man for the job after all.

Also: Vincent Kompany has warned his Manchester City team-mates they must start playing like champions again if they are to retain their Premier League title.

THE TIMES

Arsene Wenger's troubled season took a humiliating turn last night when his Arsenal team were knocked out of the Capital One Cup by Bradford City, the npower League Two side.

Also: Paul Lambert may have hoped Darren Bent would supplant him as the chief protagonist at Carrow Road last night but instead it was Andi Weimann, called into action after Aston Villa's £18million striker lasted barely half an hour on his comeback, who made this a happy return for the former Norwich City manager.